April 20, 2010
The Security Conundrum – Part 1: The Puzzle

In recent weeks I have picked a number of conversation threads on the on-going difficulties of securing transactions, such as the recent PYMNTS.com posts of Mohammad Khan and Jack Jania...

March 12, 2010
Perhaps It’s Time to Mothball the Mighty Mag-Stripe?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A Martian travels to Earth and examines the U.S. payments system. He is perplexed by the dogged persistence in using a 40-year-old technology...

March 12, 2010
PCI Compliance: To Whom Are You Compliant?

A few years ago, in response to a growing number of data security breaches, the major credit card brands formed the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). Since...

March 12, 2010
Risk & Fraud

PCI Compliance: To Whom Are You Compliant?A few years ago, in response to a growing number of data security breaches, the major credit card brands formed the Payment Card Industry...

January 05, 2010
PCIDSS and the Legal Framework for Security: An Update on...

I. Introduction Consumer risks associated with unauthorized payment card usage have largely been assumed by others within the payment card matrix, leaving consumers mostly immune from financial liability. But related...

December 02, 2009
Demystifying PCI Technologies

June 30, 2007 was a big day for data security. That was the deadline for organizations that store, process, or transmit credit card payments to be in compliance with the...

November 23, 2009
PCI Compliance – To Whom Are You Compliant?

A few years ago, in response to a growing number of data security breaches, the major credit card brands formed the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). Since...